Fly-net for horses



(No Model) W FEGLEY.

FLY NET FOR HORSES.

Patented Jan. 2, 1883..

u. Pzmra Putnam m. Wwinglun. n. c.

UNITE STATES PATENT, OFFICE.

FLY-NET FOR HORSES.

SPEGIEICATION'forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,040, dated January 2, 1883.

' Application filed November 13, 1882. (No model.)

art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawtngs, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this and it consists in a fly-net which is composed specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful lntprovements in fly-nets for horses;

ot' fiat longitudinal ribs which are pierced with holes on the same line and equidistant from each other, in which holes or perforations the lashes are inserted, so as to pass diagonally over the upper edge of said rib and through the adjacent; perforations, so that the ends of the lashes .will project at right angles to the ribs, whereby the ribs are held in a vertical position and securely attached to the lashes.

1n the. annexed drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure l is a plan view of a portion of the fly-net. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken through the line a; m. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken through the liney y, and Fig. at is a perspective view.-

Prior to my invention leather fiymets have been constructed which were composed of flat longitudinal slips which were perforated, the lashes being secured thereto by being passed through the perforations and over the fiat portion of the rib to the adjacent perforations, in which case the lashes projected through the under side ofthe rib and are only held in their proper position by the adjacent ribs, which will he the case whether the lashes are looped longitudinally or diagouallyacross and through the ribs. Fly-nets have also been provided with cylindrical ribs, through which the lashes have been passed so as to embrace a part of the rib, the lashes being passed either twice through the same perforation or through perforations which cross each other at right; angles. It will be evident to those skilled in themanufacture of nets that these previous inventions are dissimilar from my improvement, and that the net which I produce by my specific construction is superior and stronger.

In the accompanyingdrawings, A represents longitudinal ribs which are rectangular in shape, and are provided with central perforations, act, which are equidistant from each other. leather strings, are passed through one of the perforations ct, and are then brought up over and diagonally across .thoupper part of the rib A and passed through the next adjacent perforations. Thus the lashes project over the sides of the ribs at right angles therewith. By this construction the lower part of the rectangular ribs rests upon the back of the horse, and no bendsare made in thelashes at that portion which projects beyond the ribs, and the net will lie flatly upon the hack of the horse. Owing to the lashes being raised. at the portion to which they are attached to the ribs, they will last longer, as it is at this point where they arebentsharply that t hey generally break, owing to the accumulation of dirt and the chafing of the leather.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new,- and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A fly-net having flat ribs pierced with holes equidistant and on the sameline,and provided with lashes inserted in said holes and passed diagonally over one edge of the ribs and through the adjacent perforations, so that the ends of the lashes project at right angles with the ribs, substantially as shown.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presenceot' two witnesses.

WILLOUGHBY FEGLEY.

Witnesses:

I. D. THOMAS, ALFRED B. HAUSE.

The lashes B, which are composed of 

